ALBANY — If his 94 career NHL games and quick shot aren't enough, Bobby Butler brings a pedigree to the Albany Devils that is in short supply: a championship background.

Butler, after spending the end of the 2010-11 season in the NHL with Ottawa, played all 23 playoff games in the Binghamton Senators' run to the Calder Cup, given to the American Hockey League winner.

In an Albany organization that has advanced a team to the AHL postseason only once in the past 12 years, Butler's experience should be a welcome addition.

"It's all about playing well at the right time, and that's what our team did," Butler said after Devils practice Tuesday at Times Union Center. "We had an OK year. We battled to get a playoff spot. If you've got a good group of skill guys and everyone plays well at the right time, you can win a championship."

Albany, sporting a winning streak for the first time all season, hopes to follow that pattern.

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Devils vs. Penguins

When, where: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Times Union Center

Radio: WTMM (104.5 FM)

The Devils had not won back-to-back games until Saturday's victory over Bridgeport, and they extended their streak to three by winning Sunday at Connecticut.

They're still next-to-last in the overall standings, but the Devils do have a little more bounce.

Butler, who fell out of favor in the Ottawa organization (partially due to a groin injury that is fully healed), can be the type of player who, if he gets hot, could carry the Devils offensively for awhile.

His season totals in 19 games are a modest four goals and four assists, but he has five points in Albany's past five games. Butler's wicked one-timer Saturday on a power play showed Devils fans the type of skills he possesses.

"The skill's there," Kowalsky said. "He easily could be looking at double the goals he has. The biggest thing for him is doing the little things away from the puck — stopping on pucks, using the body when he can."

Butler, a 25-year-old who played four seasons at New Hampshire, admits that it has been an adjustment to playing what he calls "Devils hockey."

"It's different, and it's a good different," said Butler, who had 21 points in 36 games with Ottawa during the 2010-11 season. "Now that I've gotten used to it, I feel comfortable getting on the puck and making things happen off the forecheck. That's the way the Devils play."

"He's an offensive guy that wants to go," Kowalsky said, "but sometimes you have games where those opportunities don't come, and you've got to be reliable defensively. It's been up and down with him on some of that stuff. I've spent a fair amount of time with him. These last couple of games have been, as far as a complete game in all three zones, have been better."

Notes: C Stephen Gionta and D Matt Corrente were hurt in Sunday's game, both with upper-body injuries. Gionta likely will be out this week. Corrente will miss "significant time," Kowlasky said. ... D Jay Leach, who suffered a lower-body injury Saturday, will be sidelined at least two weeks.